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In the cool, crisp morning, the chamber maid set about lighting the fire as Lady Olivia lay in her bed, staring up at the canopy above her, contemplating yet another marriage to a man who was a stranger to her. She had modern ideas about marriage; mostly that she should know and love the...
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I settled back into the heavy leather chair, sighing softly at the warmth the sun had bestowed upon it, and looked across the desk at the young man seated before me.
"Angel," I began "I have read your letter of introduction and I understand that you are highly qualified for the...
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Having first discovered Jane Austen as a child means that I've been pursuing her for many years now. I...
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Sir Mansur Marawi – nay, Sir Mansur Marawi Pasha , now -- steeples his hands over a broad swath of black linen caftan. He inclines his head in a seated imitation of the courteous...
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Recently, RPers at the Barbary Coast have partnered with 1798 Deep South and Antiquity. Two travelers from the city of Korat share their letters home.
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Today is Ada Lovelace Day , a celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)....
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Don Aldo Stern, senior Magistrate for the Island of Rocca Sorrentina in the Sorrento district of the Kingdom of Napoli stood at the end of the new structure. Oddly enough, after just a few months of weathering during the construction, it had already acquired an apparent patina of age....
Read MorePosted in: Storia della Rocca Sorrentina | 2 commentsAs I sat on the bench near the garden, trying to stop my heart from beating out of my breast, I contemplated the pure absurdity of belief in any closed door staying closed.
I had grieved, and then resolutely moved on, after his departure. No, perhaps not with anyone but myself but...
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